Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Saint Louis University

If you plan to study bioethics/medical ethics, take a look at what Saint Louis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,833 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis University in 2021, 5 of them were bioethics/medical ethics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioethics/Medical Ethics section at the bottom of this page.

SLU Bioethics/Medical Ethics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Ethics
• Master’s Degree in Medical Ethics
• Doctorate Degree in Medical Ethics

SLU Bioethics/Medical Ethics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the medical ethics progam at SLU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical ethics major at SLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioethics/Medical Ethics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools	33

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in medical ethics from SLU. This is the #133 most popular school for medical ethics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical ethics, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Ethics Student Demographics at SLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical ethics majors at Saint Louis University.

SLU Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in medical ethics from SLU. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical medical ethics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 10% men. So male students are more repesented at SLU since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in medical ethics at SLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in medical ethics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLU Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 medical ethics major earned their master's degree from SLU.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Louis University with a master's in medical ethics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLU also has a doctoral program available in medical ethics. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.